Vintage African Drums
Modernist Sculptural African Drum, Wire Iron Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early African Drum,, Hand made,,Modernist iron stand,, Functional,,amazing sound as well as
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Organic Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Iron
East African Drum
Located in Queens, NY
East African (20th Century) drum of carved head of man with animal skin top
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20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin
West African Drum, Decorative Sculpture
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
A vintage sculpture drum with connected to the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. Measure: 10 inch tall.
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Authentic African Zebra Skin Drum
Located in Malibu, CA
Drum, African Tamtam Engoma from Uganda. The 50's
20th century African tribal drum. Made using a
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20th Century Ugandan Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide, Hardwood
Vintage 20th-Century African Wooden and Hide Drum Figurine - 2Y381
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming, small African drum from the 20th century showcases a traditional design crafted from
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20th Century French Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide, Wood
$213 Sale Price
65% Off
H 6.89 in Dm 4.53 in
Pair African Gourd Storage Vessels, Kenya or Ethiopia, early-mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
these gourds a wonderfully deep and rich patina.
These are most likely Giant African Drum Gourds, a
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20th Century Kenyan Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Natural Fiber
$2,200 / set
H 18 in Dm 12 in
East African Figurative Face Drum
Located in Queens, NY
East African (20th Century) drum of carved head of man with beard and skin top, signed.
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20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Central African Buffalo Slit Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
This large animal sculpture is actually a traditional African slit drum, a percussive instrument
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20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood
African Zebra Hide & Leather Drum/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
African Zebra Hide & Leather Drum/Side Table
This authentic African Zebra Hide & Leather Drum/Side
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20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Leather, Zebra Hide, Wood
African Organic Wooden Carved Sculpture/Drum, 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
An organic, hand-carved wooden drum from West Africa, dating to the 1950–1960s. Crafted from solid
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Mid-20th Century African Organic Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Cowhide, Wood, Teak
Djembe Drum Rope Tuned Goatskin Goblet Drum West Africa Music Instrument
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a djembe drum, a rope-tuned, skin-covered goblet drum originally from West
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1960s Algerian Bessarabian Vintage African Drums
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Early African Cuica Drum, Tribal Sculpture, Hand Carved Wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
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African Drum Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
African hide drum table with glass top. Split to hide on one side.
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Mid-20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Glass, Hide, Rope, Wood
African Drum Table from Cameroon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An African drum table from the Banileke tribe in Cameroon. Beautiful handcarved detail.
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20th Century Cameroonian Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood
African Drum Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful African carved drum shaped side table with carved edges around table top.
Interesting
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1950s African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood
Vintage Small African Drum
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tribal drum. Africa, circa 1970. Handcarved from one piece of wood.
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1970s African Vintage African Drums
African Drum Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
African hide drum table with glass top. Split to hide on one side. Mid-20th century.
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1960s African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide
African Cameroon Drum Table
Located in New York, NY
African drum stool originating from Cameroon. Featuring honeycomb design. Versatile for use as side
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20th Century Central African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Ebonized African "ZigZag" Cameroon Drum Stool 19" W x 17" H
Located in New York, NY
African drum stool, originating from Cameroon. Circa 1980.
Made of tropical
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Late 20th Century African Vintage African Drums
1960s African Wooden Drum
Located in High Point, NC
A rare authentic vintage wooden drum from the cradle of civilization, circa 1900. You can hear the
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1960s African Rustic Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin, String, Wood
Pair of African Zebra hide Drum's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of African zebra drums. Great side table or beat it! Great condition, beautiful
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20th Century African Vintage African Drums
African Zebra Hide Drum Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual mid century drum table covered in zebra hide and supported by three horn feet.
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20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide
West African Cameroon Drum Table
Located in Wilton, CT
Well proportioned single trunk carved table from West Africa. These tables are responsibly
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20th Century Central African Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood
African Style Goat Skin Drum Table
Located in Kenilworth, IL
West African style Djembe drum table on tripod feet covered in hair-on-hide goat skin. The drum top
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Mid-20th Century African Other Vintage African Drums
Materials
Goatskin, Glass, Wood
African Zebra Hide Drum
Located in San Francisco, CA
Zebra hide stretched over wooden drum with twisted rawhide around the sides standing on three zebra
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20th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide
African Tribal Three Legged Stool & Small Drum
Located in New York, NY
African three-legged stool and drum. Each handcarved from a solid piece of hardwood. Small stool
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Late 20th Century African Vintage African Drums
African Cameroon Drum Stool 19W x 17H
Located in New York, NY
Priced at $800 each.
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Late 20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Pair of Patinated African Zebra Hide Drums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of African zebra drums. Great side table or beat it! Heavily patinated, gives these
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20th Century African Folk Art Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood
Painted and Carved Drum from Ghana West Africa
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1980s standing drum from Ghana has a painted and carved base with leather top. Two available
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Late 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage African Berber Moroccan Adufe Square Leather Drum Instrument
Located in Dayton, OH
painted with a floral motif.
“The adufe is a hand beaten wooden frame drum from Morocco, Africa. The
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Vintage African Drums
Materials
Goatskin, Hardwood, Paint
Zebra Skin Drum or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brown and white zebra skin drum or table with braided detail down the side. The drum works
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20th Century South African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide
Pair of Zebra Drum Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Zebra drum tables - handsome pair to compliment many rooms adding a textural or ethnic feel
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20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide
Mid-Century Watercolour Painting of an ‘African Dancer with Drum’ by Guy Huze
By Guy Huze
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid-Century Watercolour Painting of an ‘African Dancer with Drum’ by Guy Huze, 1912-1997
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1950s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Paper
H 17.13 in W 23.43 in D 1.38 in
Wooden Drum with Shell and Membrane in Animal Skin
Located in Leuven , BE
This Ingoma drum is covered with a membrane of animal skin. The drum is usually cylindrical in form
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20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Shell, Organic Material, Wood
Vintage North African Clay Darbuka
Located in LYON, FR
Handmade North African Clay Drum. A delight to see, touch and play. Made in the traditional method
Category
1960s Moroccan Folk Art Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide, Clay
"Branding Time" Texas Western Regionalist Painting
By Seymour Fogel
Located in San Antonio, TX
classical versus primitive music, however the primitive music panel, in which he depicted drumming African
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1940s Vintage African Drums
Materials
Watercolor
African Drum
Located in Dallas, TX
African drum standing.
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20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
African Drum Table with Forged Iron Pedestal Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
African drum table with forged iron pedestal base, of circular form with natural hide covering
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Iron
African Drum Table
Located in Houston, TX
A 1970s African hand-carved hardwood drum made with stretched hides and twisted leather.
Category
Late 20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide, Wood
Round African Drum Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A very large African Stool, carved on the apron.
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20th Century African Folk Art Vintage African Drums
Ebonized African Cameroon Drum Stools in a selection of sizes
Located in New York, NY
African drum stools in a selection of sizes--originating from Cameroon. Featuring "spider's
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Late 20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
African Tall Drum Table
Located in New York, NY
African tall drum stool or table originating from Cameroon. Featuring spider's nest design. Made of
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1970s Central African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood
African Hide Drum Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
African hide drum table, hand carved base with stretched hide and leather roping. A handsome side
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20th Century African International Style Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide, Bentwood
20th Century African Ceremonial Drum
Located in Doylestown, PA
Large, hand-crafted African ceremonial drum sculpted from a single piece of indigenous wood. It
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20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide, Wood
African Hide Drum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
African hide drum, while the drum works it is also a great decorative piece for any room that needs
Category
20th Century Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hide
Ebonized African Cameroon Drum Stool
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-carved tribal art ebonized drum table or stool.
Made out of one piece of bamleke tree in
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Late 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hardwood
West African Organic Wooden Carved Sculpture/Drum, 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
An organic wooden hand carved sculpture / drum in solid wood from West Africa in the 1950-1960s.
A
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20th Century African Organic Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Cowhide, Wood, Teak
West African Djembe Antelope Skin Drum Table with Glass Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
1/2" W x 19 1/2" H
Condition: There is expected and enhancing wear to skin with the Drum Table
Category
20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass
Figurine by Leopold Anzengruber African with Drum
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic figurine showing an African with drum by Leopold Anzengruber. Manufactured in Austria in
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Ceramic
African Zebra Drum Table with Three Zebra Legs from Ghana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the piece that makes for a great conversation and adds depth to many interiors. Authentic zebra skin table in very good condition and ready for any room; 34" diameter - makes...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Rustic Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood
African Tribal Painted Hide Drum Table with Zebra Covering from Congo
Located in Antwerp, BE
African hide drum table, hand carved and painted base with leather zebra roping. A handsome side or
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Hollywood Regency Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood
Cameroon Drum Cocktail Table
Located in Wilton, CT
Carved from the trunks of harvested shade trees at coffee plantations in West Africa. This
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20th Century Central African Rustic Vintage African Drums
Zebra Hide Drum End Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
African zebra hide drum end tables, circa 1950s. They are each hand made and unique, and therefore
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1950s Kenyan Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood
Folk Art Music Dance Drum Goatskin Wood Table
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Style African Music Custom Drum Table Goatskin Hide Wood
18w x 19 tall
Original preowned vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Goatskin, Hide
Paint by Numbers, 'African Drummer'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Unsigned and painted circa 1955.
A colorful, stylized illustration of a West African man playing
Category
1950s Vintage African Drums
Materials
Board, Oil
Cubist Still Life After Georges Braque
By Georges Braque
Located in New York, NY
accordion to weird African drums. They collected African sculpture, odd glasses and nails.
Bio sourced
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20th Century Cubist Vintage African Drums
Materials
Oil, Board
Animal Skin Coffee Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
An African animal skin hide covered drum coffee table, with twisted hide down the sides and hide
Category
1950s Congolese Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Portable, Travel, Deagan Marimba, Model # 330, 3.5 Octave
By Deagan
Located in Buffalo, NY
of Africa as war drums. The African Marimba usually consisted of from one to four tones to an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Paper, Rosewood, Wood
African Drum Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dark stained African drum table.
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African Drums
African Drum Side Table from Cameroon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ebonized African drum side table. A few sizes available.
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Late 20th Century Cameroonian Vintage African Drums
African drum stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
drum form stool or end table in solid African Ironwood. "chip carved" from a huge log, this stool
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20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Round African Stool or Drum Table from Cameroon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic African drum table with carved apron.
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1980s Cameroonian Folk Art Vintage African Drums
African Skin Drum
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
African skin drum
Measures: 34" round x 23" height
22222-50.
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20th Century Vintage African Drums
Materials
Animal Skin
Pair of African Zebra Drum Tables
Located in Hudson, NY
a fantastic pair of African Zebra Drum Tables....these are genuine zebra hide with hoof legs. the
Category
20th Century American Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide
African Zebra Drum Coffee Table Very Large Hoof Legs Taxidermy
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunning large antique African Zebra hide drum on hoof legs, the drum would make a unique coffee
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20th Century Vintage African Drums
zebra drum table
Located in Highland Park, IL
3 legged zebra skin drum table, zebra skin underneath and zebra hoofs for legs
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20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Leather
Zebra Hide Drum Table
Located in Round Top, TX
An African zebra hide covered drum table, with twisted hide down the sides and hide covered feet
Category
1950s African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Zebra Hide
Zebra Covered Drum Table
Located in US
Vintage Zebra Covered Drum Table. Sides Are Wrapped With Raffia. On Three Zebra Covered Legs
Category
20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood, Hide, Raffia
African Table/Stool
Located in Sarasota, FL
A large African ebonized wood "spider's nest" drum stool from Cameroon, Bameleke people
Category
20th Century African Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood
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Single Black Opaline Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Black Opaline Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1940s. Black opaline spherical base with a newly fabricated linen shade. Lamp holds one E...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Linen, Opaline Glass
Restored Rare Snake Arm Rattan Rocking Child Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Paul Frankl inspired one-strand snake arm childrens size rattan rocking chair with stick rattan seat.
Professionally restored to original specifications.
We only purchase a...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Rolling Stones Tour '24 VIP Gift Box Set - Hackney Diamonds
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find Rolling Stones tour '24 VIP gift box set - "Hackney Diamonds", circa 2024. The boxed set is in unused condition and includes a wireless phone charger, coffee cup, noteb...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vintage African Drums
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
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2010s South African Minimalist Vintage African Drums
Materials
Hardwood
$6,339 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Walnut by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the Constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the idea is to create special pieces that you can bu...
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2010s South African Minimalist Vintage African Drums
Materials
Walnut
Danish Midcentury Brutalist Round Coffee Table of Solid Oak by Cabinetmaker 1950
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Otto Færge 1
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish brutalist style round coffee table of solid oak with a heavy tabletop on four square legs. On each of the four legs is a hand-carved relief.
Manufactured by a Danish cabinetma...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Oak
$1,554
H 21.26 in Dm 31.5 in
Flush Mount Model 20399, Idman Oy, 1950s
By Idman Oy
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Flush mount model 20399, manufactured by Idman Oy, 1950s. Reupholstered fabric shade, brass details. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.
Idman Oy is ...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Brass
Early Meiji Period Japanese Elm Shadona Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1870s/1880s; Japan
Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet.
This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...
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1870s Japanese Meiji Vintage African Drums
Materials
Elm
Brutalist Italian Dining Chairs
Located in London, London
Dining chairs
Brutalist style
Walnut
Made in Italy
Seat height 44cm
Price is per chair and can be ordered in any quantity.
These contemporary Italian dining chairs are a striki...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Vintage African Drums
Materials
Beech
Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Set with Table, Bench, Set of Chairs
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of a dining table, bench, and pair of chairs, solid beech, Scandinavia, 1980s
This expansive dining room set is a rare find, distinguished by its exceptio...
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1980s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Beech
$6,450 / set
H 32.88 in W 78.75 in D 63.19 in
African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight construction with warm original patina.
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage African Drums
Materials
Metal, Bronze
A German 19th Century Louis XVI Style Burr Walnut Bechstein Concert Grand Piano
By Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine German 19th Century Louis XVI Style Burr Walnut Bechstein Concert Grand Piano, Serial No. 5655. The beautifully crafted Grand piano, raised on three tapered barrel shaped...
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19th Century German Louis XVI Vintage African Drums
Materials
Bronze
$34,850 Sale Price
53% Off
H 38.63 in W 80 in D 59 in
Stunning Brazilian Rosewood Cabinet made in Denmark attrib. to Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish Modernist Rosewood cabinet with stunning book-matched doors revealing an interior of mahogany with adjustable shelf. Minimal design with mitered corners and unusual al...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Aluminum
$2,390
H 30 in W 36 in D 18 in
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Substantial Modular Library in Pine
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928
Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is cons...
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1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage African Drums
Materials
Pine
$52,000
H 121.66 in W 149.81 in D 14.18 in
Cabinet in Carved Oak, Spain, 1940
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A façade of rhythmic florals emerges from a field of quiet geometry—each rosette delicately recessed in its own square niche, like votive offerings set into a chapel wall. This cabin...
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1940s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage African Drums
Materials
Oak
20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Southampton, NY
20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Coffee Table
A beautiful and classic form with red under paint and black lacquer finish.
42.5" square x 16" high
Condition: Structurally sound, ...
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20th Century Chinese Vintage African Drums
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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Vintage African Drums For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage African drums available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct vintage African drums — often made from animal skin, wood and zebra hide — can elevate any home. Vintage African drums have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage African drums made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made vintage African drums over the years, but those made by Bernard Harmon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Vintage African Drums?
Vintage African drums can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $950, while the lowest priced sells for $160 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.
Questions About Vintage African Drums
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What an African drum symbolizes depends on the culture that produced it. Some African tribes believe drums represent self-protection and a willingness to protect the tribe's leaders or royalty. Others associate them with interconnectedness because people often use drums as ways to communicate across great distances. On 1stDibs, find a selection of African drums.
- What is an African drum called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021There are many kinds of African drums. A popular African drum is called the djembe (pronounced JEM-bay). It is one of the most versatile and widely used percussion instruments worldwide. It is a goblet-shaped drum that is known for its versatile sound. Find a huge variety of musical instruments on 1stDibs.
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